I must admit to being the laziest gift wrapper ever. Here’s my usual technique: find used gift bag in my garage, stuff gift in, throw some used tissue paper on top, hand off to recipient under the guise of “I’m trying to be earth-friendly” when in actuality, I lacked effort and creativity. This holiday season, however, the Walgreens Happy & Healthy…
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I tried searching for sewing tutorials for something cute Bryce can wear for the holidays, and I really couldn’t find anything. So…I decided to make my own. This is a Boys Christmas Tie Shirt Sewing Tutorial. Obviously you can use any color shirt or fabric, but I wanted to go with a white shirt and a traditional Christmas print. My…
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I have been getting beautiful organic pumpkins in my biweekly fruit & vegetable share, and since I was hosting a party with my children’s friends, I decided to whip up a delicious pumpkin dessert. I roasted and pureed my own pumpkin, but I’m sure canned pumpkin would work, too (just get pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling). This bar is…
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These Snow Play Activities are perfect for preschool-age children. Two nights ago, Lydia (age 4) goes “Mommy, I want to go on a real plane so we can fly somewhere that has snow.” Well… on a teacher’s salary, I don’t think we’ll be flying anyone anywhere snowy anytime soon, but we can make our own snow at home…right? I found…
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Make this fun Christmas Christmas Craft: Gingerbread M&Ms Ornaments I’m used to cooking with all different kinds of ingredients…but a craft with candy? That was a fun challenge! M&Ms has created a new flavor – Gingerbread – to make this craft. I grabbed a bag and started to brainstorm. I remembered making some holiday ornaments with cinnamon last year, and…
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